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Sunday, October 11, 2009

thanksgiving!!!

Spiced apple pie

It's thanksgiving weekend. I'm not so happy about it this year as my parents are leaving for a pan-asia tour on tuesday and thus my mom is unable to prepare our usual thanksgiving feast. That means no wild rice salad, lentil-carrot salad, or squash patties for me :( And I will miss having dinner with my side of the family - it's what we do best!

To make up for it, I made a bunch of delicious fall food. Tofu stuffed with brown rice and mushroom gravy from Fat Free Vegan and raw spiced apple pie. I've made the stuffed tofu before and let me tell you, it is aMAZing!! Although, word of warning: it does take like three hours to make. No joke. So make sure you have enough time!

The apple pie is made of of sweetly spiced apple slices on a sweet pecan crust. I piled the apples high and left the skin on (which made it easier to prepare, healthier, colourful - especially if using different types of apples!! - and yummy). I went for the sweet gala apples, but really you could use whatever apple you desire, depending on the sweetness and texture you want.

In addition to the extreme deliciousness and incredible healthiness of this meal, it also comes free of the uncomfortable too full and sleepy-ness that usually accompanies thanksgiving.